John Fullbright

John Fullbright, the prodigiously talented young folksinger from Woody Guthrie's hometown, Okemah, OK, has been winning fans (along with a Grammy nomination) with the power of his songwriting and his performances. But he hasn't let the acclaim go to his head, just concentrating on his craft. He shared his thoughts about that and performed three songs (including a deep blues cover) in this return visit to Studio A.

John Fullbright is a 26 year old singer songwriter from Oklahoma. In a fairly short period of time, John has received huge amounts of critical praise and dozens of positive reviews. All of this positivity points towards one common opinion - John Fullbright is one of this country's brightest young talents. John, who plays both guitar and keyboards, started performing his songs in public while still in high school. He left college to work with several bands before deciding to give it a go on his own at the age of 20.

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Oklahoma has given the world a long line of great songwriters, like Jimmy Webb, Leon Russell, and of course, Woody Guthrie. Now it also boasts John Fullbright, who actually hails from Woody's hometown. John has been performing his country-tinged songs for several years, but only just released his studio debut, called From The Ground Up. It recently brought Fullbright to our studio for the first time, and it doesn't take long to hear why this star is on the rise.